In this article, we follow two teaching teams鈥攚orking with the same coach鈥攁s they use child assessment data to identify opportunities for the educators...
In the broadest terms, developmentally appropriate assessment produces information that illuminates what children 鈥渒now and are able to do鈥� (NRC 2008, 27).
Authored by
Authored by:
Peter L. Mangione, Tamarra Osborne, Heidi Mendenhall
High-stakes,听summative assessments听are used to gauge student learning against a standard or a benchmark (Afflerbach 2016; Ferguson 2017) and are sometimes used to make significant educational decisions about children.
Authored by
Authored by:
Celeste C. Bates, Stephanie Madison Schenck, Hayley J. Hoover
The articles in this cluster offer detailed information on ways teachers can observe and document children鈥檚 learning across developmental domains and then use that documentation to plan instruction.
On June 7, we joined 540 national and state organizations, including many 51吃瓜网 affiliates, in writing a letter to the Department of Homeland Security clearly stating our opposition to the zero-tolerance practice of separating children from their parents
Reflecting 51吃瓜网鈥檚 commitment to periodically revising and updating its core position statements, we鈥檝e worked hard to reflect the knowledge from research and practice that has emerged over the last decade since DAP was last revised.
Ensuring that outdoor play is an integral part of your child care and education setting鈥檚 daily schedule supports early learning across all domains and unleashes a whole lot of joy鈥攆or you and for children!
One reason it is so important to introduce science to very young children: the understandings they develop鈥攏o matter how basic or partial鈥攑rovide a framework for later learning.
Teachers should also prepare themselves for basic questions (like whether or not a dead animal feels cold) and for supporting children and their families after a loved one dies.
